1994 BUICK SKYLARK Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

AC HEATING - HEATER CORE WENT OUT- AC STILL NOT WORKING COMPUTER CONTROL- BUICK REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER CHIP- MY COMPLAINT WAS ERRATIC IDLING. IT FIXED PROBLEM. PAINT PEELING THIS YEAR STRUTS AND SPRINGS ON SUSPENSION ARE NOT LASTING LONG TIRES- PROBABLY MY FAULT FOR NOT ROTATING TRANSMISSION- I REPLACED IT WITH SALVAGED ONE AT 170,000- HEARD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS 4T60E TRANSMISSION. BRAKES- FRONT ONES LAST 1,000 MILES. I REPLACE ALL HARDWARE. STEERING-LISTEN TO THIS-THE PIVOT PINS ON MY TILT STEERING FELL OUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ON MY LAP.CAR COULD STILL DRIVE. I EPOXIED NEW PIVOT PINS IN AND THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM. ALL REPAIRS DONE BY ME, EXCEPT FOR THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMING-I THOUGHT IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT FOR NO CHARGE. THEY DID NOT. HEARD FRIENDS TELL ME G.M CARS EAT UP ALTERNATORS AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS THREE TIMES. THANK YOU!

Mileage: 110,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER STATING THAT BRAKES WERE BAD. CALLED DEALER, AND PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

BRAKE SYSTEM OVERHEATING CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP CONTINUALLY.

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A SHARP TURN, A NOISE COMING FROM THE PANEL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

UNDER NORMAL USE OF VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. OWNER REFERS TO IT AS A SOFT PEDAL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

BRAKES HAVE FAILED 7 TIMES.

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, EXCESS WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, ALSO PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK GOODYEAR TIRE WENT BAD CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, TOOK DEALER ALMOST A YEAR TO REPLACE. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PADS WITH HIGH QUALITY PADS, EXCESSIVE WEAR STILL OCCURS, CONSUMER STATES BRAKES ALSO SOMETIMES FADE WHEN APPLIED. *SLC

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, EXCESS WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, ALSO PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK GOODYEAR TIRE WENT BAD CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, TOOK DEALER ALMOST A YEAR TO REPLACE. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE PADS WITH HIGH QUALITY PADS, EXCESSIVE WEAR STILL OCCURS, CONSUMER STATES BRAKES ALSO SOMETIMES FADE WHEN APPLIED. *SLC

ABS, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THEY LOST BRAKES EFFECTIVENESS AND EXPERIENCED LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

IN PARK AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON. BRAKES FADE OR DELAY WHEN PEDAL IS PUSHED. *AK

IN PARK AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON. BRAKES FADE OR DELAY WHEN PEDAL IS PUSHED. *AK

THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE TOTALLY WORN (METAL TO METAL)*AK

THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE TOTALLY WORN (METAL TO METAL)*AK

DRIVER SIDE SEAT IS BROKEN THE SPRING NEEDS TO GET REPLACED. TT VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER TWICE FOR BAD BRAKES, NEW PADS INSTALLED AND ARE NOW SQUEAKING. WHEN AC IS ON, ENGINE SMELLS AND SMOKES, DEALER CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES. TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. *SLC

PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS, CAUSING VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING. *AK

REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS STICKING. TT